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Celebrities urge government to reverse ‘shameful’ welfare cuts
A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its "shameful" cuts to welfare.
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After historic victory, new IOC boss must deal with Trump, Putin and transgender issue
It was a win as resounding as it was historic - Kirsty Coventry becoming the first African and the first woman to assume the most powerful and prestigious role in…
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Olympic gold medallist becomes fourth Cambridge rower to be barred from this year’s Boat Race
Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford has become the fourth rower to be barred from competing for Cambridge at this year's Boat Race - as a row over eligibility criteria threatens…
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UK growth forecast set for major downgrade as chancellor faces difficult spring statement
The chancellor's update on the economy next week is not going to be an emergency budget in its truest sense. But it will be a moment when the sirens flash…
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US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Tesla cars
The US attorney general has said three people alleged to have damaged Tesla cars and charging stations could be jailed for up to 20 years.
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As Birmingham grapples with bin strikes and ‘rats as big as cats’, councils fear further cuts
In Birmingham, they say the rats are as big as cats.
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Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE early in COVID pandemic, inquiry hears
The Duchess of York and the Dubai royal family offered to help ministers secure PPE in the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard.
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Prince William’s style of diplomacy is welcome in these tense times
Prince William's arrival in Estonia felt like the latest example of the Royal Family being right on the frontline of high-stakes diplomatic discussions.
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Boy accused of killing elderly man while girl filmed attack ‘can’t keep track’ of murder trial lies, court hears
A 15-year-old boy accused of killing an elderly man has told so many lies he has "difficulty keeping track", a murder trial has heard.
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Race to clean up billions of plastic ‘nurdles’ that washed up in UK after tanker crash
Clean-up teams are in a race against time to remove billions of plastic pellets that are building up on England's east coast before they are washed back out to sea.